Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 928 - 506: Should we try it? _2

Chapter 928: Chapter 506: Should we try it? _2

Yang Hui forced a bitter smile, "Teacher Gu, Uncle Gu, stop making fun of me. Just now... Oh, right, aren’t you looking for promising students? I’ve found one for you!"

"What?" The middle-aged man was taken aback.

"Didn’t you say our province’s track and field performance has always been disappointing? You were looking for some talents to train, and I’ve found one for you. How are you going to thank me?" This time, Yang Hui perked up and even joked with the teacher.

"Really? Don’t you lie to me! I’m telling you, if you’ve really found a good prospect, your Uncle Gu won’t forget to reward you," Teacher Gu said, half believing him based on his demeanor.

"That guy over there," Yang Hui pointed. "That girl, she’s the first in the women’s group, and he was running with her. Do you know what he did the whole way? He started by whispering English to entertain the girl, then he sang, and he didn’t stop talking the whole way. He carried a backpack with water and towels, and after the race, he was busy taking care of the girl, while he himself didn’t have any issues..."

Teacher Gu stopped believing halfway through, "Yang Hui, don’t give me that crap! Who can sing after running ten kilometers? The guy you’re describing isn’t a good prospect; he’s Superman. Have you been slacking off in your training recently and became delusional from watching those foreign superhero movies?"

"Whoever lies is a Docter!" Yang Hui, feeling doubted by his own teacher, suddenly couldn’t care less about other things and started swearing an oath, "Teacher Gu, I’m about to graduate. Would I joke about this with you? I stake my diploma on it; everything I said is true. Don’t you believe me? Why don’t you ask around?"

Now Teacher Gu was slightly hesitant. He knew his student well enough; Yang Hui might joke around, but he wouldn’t speak nonsense about serious matters.

Seeing his disbelief, Yang Hui swore up and down again, and Teacher Gu finally made up his mind, "Fine, let’s go ask!"

The two approached and Yang Hui started the conversation, "Buddy, do you and your girlfriend attend the same school? Why didn’t you compete in the race?"

Yan Fei was somewhat puzzled; this guy had tried to chat with him earlier, and he had ignored him. Why was he back again?

But since the other party had always been polite, and it had been possible to pretend not to hear him in the crowd, but now with only a few people, that wouldn’t be nice, "I’m not a student from Provincial City, I just came to run with my girlfriend. Besides, I’m not that good anyway. I can keep up with a girl, but I can’t compare to you guys!"

Although he said it modestly, Teacher Gu’s heart was instantly ablaze with excitement, "What school are you from, young man? Are you interested in a career in sports? Let me introduce myself; I’m Gu JianShe from Provincial Normal University, and I also hold a position at the Provincial Sports Committee. Which school are you attending right now?"

Yan Fei had no intention of heading in the direction of sports. He planned to go to Agricultural University and become a "Docter" - that was a man of culture - firmly against taking the path of being all brawn and no brains. He replied immediately: "I’m still in high school, haven’t attended university yet."

"High school, great! Even better!" Teacher Gu was extremely happy. "You haven’t had any professional training, have you? If you’re free, let’s do some testing to see what your results are like. If they’re good enough, you don’t even need to worry about the academic exams, our university will admit you directly."

"I’m just in the first year of high school!" Yan Fei was exasperated.

"Oh?" Teacher Gu and Yang Hui were equally dismayed, while Xu Xiaoyan next to them couldn’t help but chuckle in secret.

After her laughter, Xu Xiaoyan immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity for Yan Fei—if the enrollment process at Provincial Normal University was truly that lenient, then Yan Fei could come to Provincial City. Even if nothing else, he’d at least be able to spend more time with her! The thought of spending frequent time with Yan Fei made her head spin, and she couldn’t help but ask, "Teacher Gu, if he’s still at home in the first year of high school but the results are very good, could he also be admitted out of turn?"

"Yes! If the sports performance is really good, it’s very easy to admit him out of turn," Teacher Gu answered readily.

It’s not that Teacher Gu has an especially large amount of power, but rather that he is more familiar with the situation.

The matter was also a bit coincidental, even without mentioning last year’s National University Sports Games, there were several major sporting events during the year Hong Kong returned—there was an East Asia Sports Games in May, a World University Sports Games in August, and another National Sports Games in Magic City come October.

It was precisely because of several sports events in succession that the province decided to join in the excitement and turned this year’s provincial university sports event into a Track & Field Games—consecutive grand events had passed without anyone from our province securing a good ranking, which was hardly something to be proud of. You should know that after a direct-controlled municipality was carved out from Zichuan Province, our province had suddenly become the most populous in the entire country.

The most populous province in the country, and yet not a single good runner could be found—how was that different from a nation of over a billion people being unable to scrape together a mere soccer team of eleven players?

Teacher Gu wasn’t just talking nonsense—though what Yang Hui said might have been a bit exaggerated, based on what he had just heard, he could easily deduce that this young man had indeed run the entire ten thousand meters from start to finish.

Frankly, if it weren’t for the fact that the girl by his side still had a hint of red on her cheeks and a trace of sweat on her temples, he would have found it unbelievable. They had only finished running not long ago, and some of the students participating were yet to arrive! These two looked hardly like they had just taken part in a ten-thousand-meter race.

Especially the boy who is said to be in his First Year of High School, really just as Yang Hui described, looking as if nothing had happened. Were it a different place and a different context, anyone claiming he had just run ten thousand meters would be met with a spit in the face from Gu JianShe—who could finish a ten thousand meter run and recover this quickly?

If... if... the young man in front was really like what Yang Hui described, then today, he might have truly discovered a promising talent.

"I still need to attend high school! After completing high school, I’m planning to go to college, but I haven’t thought about relying on sports to get in." Just when Gu JianShe was getting excited, Yan Fei threw cold water on him.

"Provincial Normal University is a college too, right?" Xu Xiaoyan hurriedly reminded in a low voice.

This girl was completely confused by the news that Yan Fei might come to Provincial City for college; usually, she would never suggest any opinion after Yan Fei had made a decision, especially not in front of others.

"Provincial Normal University isn’t in Provincial City, have you forgotten?" Yan Fei reminded her.

"Ah?" The girl was momentarily surprised, then remembered this fact, and fell silent with a look of regret.

"If your marks are good, you can also be arranged in other schools, right? It’s not just our school that has a sports department. Look, I’ve even come to find you—there’s nothing left after today’s race, how about we go try it out? Just a simple test, what do you think?" Gu JianShe didn’t want to let go of this opportunity, having just mentioned that, apart from being a teacher, he also held a role in the Provincial Sports Committee!

If he could really unearth a talent who can deliver excellent results, or even win gold medals in future events, his reputation for having a keen eye for talent would be unquestionable.

As for college, if Yan Fei were to go test and achieved better results than those of the provincial track and field team, arranging a college placement and obtaining a graduation certificate would be pretty simple, right?

In all seriousness, if Yan Fei were to demonstrate an ability to effortlessly clinch world championship gold medals, any school would be willing to offer special admission to such a student.

Yang Hui was also persuading from the side: "Getting into college through the provincial exams is extremely difficult for us. If you ask me, buddy, why not just give it a shot? These opportunities aren’t easy to come by, you know! If you do perform well, let Teacher Gu help with the arrangements; you could become a college student right away. Not to mention anything else, you and your girlfriend could then be together every single day—that’s what you call a... what’s the word... "

Young people tend to understand each other better; Teacher Gu listened as the student went a bit overboard. He initially wanted to reprimand him, but seeing the girl being somewhat tempted, he immediately fell silent.

Xu Xiaoyan was truly dazzled, but fortunately, she knew she shouldn’t interfere with Yan Fei’s decision time and again, so she just gazed at him with hopeful eyes, waiting for him to make a choice...